צוות
tsévet
The English word team is translated into Hebrew as צוות (tsévet). Wiktionary also lists צֶוֶת (tsévet) and נִבְחֶרֶת (nivkhéret).
Meaning: group of people (noun)
Ways to say it
| Hebrew | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| צוות | tsévet | |
| צֶוֶת | tsévet | masculine |
| נִבְחֶרֶת | nivkhéret | feminine |
| קְבוּצָה | k'vutsá | feminine |
צוות is the standard term used to describe a staff or a working team, particularly in professional or workplace contexts.
Which one should you use?
While צוות refers to a general team or staff, נִבְחֶרֶת is specifically used to refer to a sports team or a selected squad. For a more general sense of a collection of people, you can use קְבוּצָה, which means a group.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the masculine noun צוות is צוותים.
How do you pronounce it?
tsévet
Did you know?
- The word נִבְחֶרֶת is actually a passive participle, literally meaning 'the one that has been chosen'.
- In Israeli tech culture, you will often hear the English word 'team' used directly in Hebrew sentences, despite the existence of צוות.
- While צוות is a masculine noun, the word for a sports team נִבְחֶרֶת is feminine, which changes the gender of the adjectives used to describe the team.
Examples in context
- יש לנו פה צוות טוב.We've got a good team here.This sentence shows how to describe a good team using צוות.Tatoeba #4752406 by fekundulo, translation #3359957 by CK
- אתם יחד צוות לא רע.You two make quite a team.This sentence uses צוות to comment on how two people function together as a team.Tatoeba #5523315 by fekundulo, translation #5358310 by Hybrid
- חשבתי שאנו צוות טוב.I thought we had a good team.This sentence uses צוות to express a past thought about the quality of a team.Tatoeba #5544240 by fekundulo, translation #5275477 by CK
- הַקְבוּצָה שֶׁלִּי מְנַהֵלֶת פְּרוֹיֶקְט חָשֻׁב.My team is managing a significant project.
- 17 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Wiktionary, “team” translations and entries צוות, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
